Lil Nas X attends the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) (This is an updated version of a story previously published at 2:59 p.m. on Aug. 25) Lil Nas X appeared in a Van Nuys, California, courtroom on Monday to enter a not guilty plea to four felony charges, which were filed against him following his arrest in Los…
Lil Nas X attends the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Lil Nas X appeared in a Van Nuys, California, courtroom on Monday to enter a not guilty plea to four felony charges, which were filed against him following his arrest in Los Angeles on Aug. 21. As previously reported, the “Old Town Road” singer, born Montero Lamar Hill,…
Brandy and Monica’s The Boy Is Mine tour (Black Promoters Collective) Brandy and Monica know that fans have not had about enough: They’ve just added even more shows to their co-headlining The Boy Is Mine tour. The tour, which begins Oct. 16 in Cincinnati, has now expanded, with new shows announced at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena and…
1996 file photo of Tupac Shakur wearing Death Row chain (Barry King/WireImage) Drake, who made headlines in 2023 when he bought Tupac Shakur‘s iconic crown ring, has seemingly purchased another iconic piece of the late rapper’s jewelry. Drake posted on Instagram a close-up photo of Tupac’s Death Row Records chain, including the back of the pendant, which is inscribed,…
Snoop Dogg performs at NBCUniversal Upfront in NYC, May 2025 (Ralph Bavaro/NBCUniversal via Getty Images) Snoop Dogg wishes kids films these days didn’t have LGBTQ characters — because he doesn’t want to have to explain it to his grandchildren. While appearing on the It’s Giving podcast, Snoop related a story about the time he was…
Ice-T attends the “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” 25th anniversary celebration at Edge at Hudson Yards on January 16, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/WireImage) Ice-T lost his friends Coolio and Michael K. Williams to drug overdoses in the span of a year, forcing him to have a reality check about drug use.…
LL Cool J performs onstage during Day 3 of the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola at Caesars Superdome on July 06, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for ESSENCE) Don’t call it a comeback, but Jeep has returned with the Jeep Cherokee, tapping LL COOL J to help…
: Big Boi attends a ceremony in remembrance of Rico Wade on May 09, 2025 in East Point, Georgia. A monument in his honor was unveiled at the intersection of Headland Drive and Delowe Drive. (Photo by Julia Beverly/Getty Images) Outkast‘s “So Fresh, So Clean” paved the way for Big Boi‘s new partnership with home appliance…
Cam’ron speaks on stage during Day 3 of Revolt World 2024 at Pangaea Studios on September 22, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Julia Beverly/Getty Images) Cam’Ron announced in June that his Talk With Flee has a new home at Revolt and will be making its way to linear television. After filming the first few episodes on…
Earl Sweatshirt has released Live Laugh Love, which started off as a satirical critique of the phrase. “It captured both parts of myself … being 16 and also having a family,” he tells The New York Times’ Popcast. The teen Earl makes fun of the phrase, while the current Earl understands it. “Over the course of making it and my life…